Indie Music Videos

According to google definitions, indie music can be described as 'independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing'.
Indie bands include, Oasis, Kaiser Chiefs, The Kooks and The Foals.
Using Wikipedia, I have managed to find an article on indie record labels. 'Independent labels have a long history of promoting developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in the United States, with labels such as Sun Records, King Records, Stax, etc.
In the United Kingdom during the 1950s and 1960s, the major record companies had so much power that independent labels struggled to become established. Several British producers and artists launched independent labels as outlets for their work and artists they liked, but the majority failed as commercial ventures or were swallowed up by the majors.
The punk rock era saw a plethora of independent labels.[1] The UK Indie Chart was first compiled in 1980, and independent distribution became better organized from the late 1970s onwards.

Here are some examples of indie videos. They differ from amny mainstream pop videos and other genres in a sense that they are differently edited and often have a rough and raw feel to them. They are not technicly difficult to produce and the budget is not extremely high. The mise en scene shows no outstanding colour and often dull locations.



The one night only video is a modern indie video however follows the conventions of a typical indie video in the sense of the mise en scene, cinematography and editing. However, their are elements of other genres with the performance on the roof and the use a very famous actress (Emma Watson).





By Richard